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    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 79, col. 2.
    anityadatta Tatpur. m. (-ttaḥ) (In law.) A son given away by his

    natural parents temporarily or for a term. The adoption of such

    a son is performed without the homas or burnt offerings re-

    quired at the adoption of a nityadatta (q. v.). Also anityadattaka

    and anityadatrima. E. anitya and datta, temporarily given, scil. putra.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 29, col. 2.
    a-nitya—datta or a-nitya—dattaka or a-nitya—datrima, m. a son surrendered by his parents to another for temporary or preliminary adoption.